Shoe-polishing stand



IA.L.ASTE.

SHOE POLISHING STAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, m9.

1,435,27 1 Patented Nov. 14, 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET INVENTOR ATTORNEY A. L.ASTE.

SHOE POLISHING STAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1919 Patented Nov. 14, 192 2.,

2 SHEETS-SHEET Z.

INVENTOR Jfrzifiwg l. 32 5358,

ATTORNEY arrangement of a guide rod for the shoe pol-= Patented Nov. 14,1922.

ANTHONY L. ASTE, 01? BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

snon-ronrsrrrns STAND;

a lication filed May 10, 1919. Serial 110.2%,204.

T 0 all whom it concern Be it known that I, ANTHONY L. Asian,-

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough ofBrooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Polishing Stands, of whichthe fol.- lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to shoe polishing stands and broadly considered,comprehends a stand of such construction that the foot rest may bedisposed out of the way after polishing the shoes so that a person maynot be tripped thereby or the skirt or other parts ofthe clothing torn.

It is one of the important objects of my mvention to provide certainimprovements which may be embodied in the multiple type of standconstruction such as is generally employed in shoe shining parlors andwherein the shoe polishing materials and the foot rest when not in usewill be entirely enclosed within the base portion of the stand whichwill present afiat unobstructed top surface affording a step from whichto clescencl after the shoes have been polished.

It is an additional object of the invention toprovide main andsupplementary foot rests, the main foot rest being fixed upon a suitablebase, and the supplementary foot rest having means to coact with meanson the main foot rest to thereby detachably hold thesupplementary footrest in superposec relation to the main foot rest.- I

It is a further detail object of my invention to provide an improvedmounting and ishing cloth upon the foot rest base so that It is afurther general object of my invention to provide a shoepolishing standhaving the improved features above noted, which is ofrelatively simpleconstruction. highly.

convenient and serviceable in practical use and capable of manufactureat relatively small cost. 7 Y c Having the aforementioned objects inview, the present invention comprehends certain novel and improvedcombinations of mechanical elements, and the structural characteristicsthereof, as will be more fully- :developed in the following descriptionandv subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims. l I

. referred to.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an individual shoe polishing stand orbox;'

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view i of the shoe rest base showingthe supplementary shoe rest in position;

Figure 3 is a detail transverse section taken on the line '33 of Figure2; i

Figure 4 is a top plan view illustrating a slightly modified form of thedevice;

' Figure 5 is a similar view showing the modified construction of thesupplementary foot rest for use in conjunction with the main foot restseen in Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a detail section taken on the line 66 of Figure 4 with thesupplementary footrest in position; and

Figure 7 is a perspective view illustrating one embodiment of thevinvention as applied to a multiple type of shoe polishing stand.Referring in detail to the drawings, and moreparticularly to Figures 1,2 and 3 thereof, 5 designates a box or receptacle of suitabledimensions, which, as herein shown, is preferably of rectangular formand is supported at its corners by the legs 6. The interior of the boxor receptacle'o is divided by a vertical partition 7, into twocompartments, in one of which the brushes and polishing cloths may beplaced while the other The top of eachcompartment of the box is closedby means of a cover. These covers,

designated 8 and 9 respectively, are hinged v to the oppositelongitudinal edges of a trans Upon the under side of the cover 8, a

base block 12 is secured, said block being of less length and width'thanthecover 8. Upon the block 12, a metal plate 13 is securely fixed, andupon the surface of this plate at itsopposite longitudinal edges and inspaced relation to eachv end thereof, the guidelugs la flare formed. Theinner faces of these guide lugs are beveled or inclined as'se en at 1 5for a purpose to be presently It is to be observed that the plate l3'isof wedge shaped form, or gradually tapers in width from one of its endsto the other.

In the end face of the base block 12 and spaced fromthe wider end of theplate 13, a metal plate 16 is countersunk and securely fixed'to the baseblock. The upper edge of this plate? projects slightly abovetheupper'surface (if the blOck 12 for 85 receives the boxes and bottles ofshoe polish.

M nae distance substantially equal to the thickness of the plate Thisplate 16 affords a step against which the heel of the shoe abuts whenthe foot is placed upon the plate 13. In such. case, the edges of theshoe sole it between the lugs 1% on the longitudinal edges of saidplate.

in the use of the device for polishing ladies shoes, it i hardlypossible that the shoe will properly it between the lugs 14 on the shoerest plate 13. I have therefore provided a supplementary foot rest 17 inwhich the plate 18 conforming to the outline of the footis connected bymeans of the standards 19 to a wedge shaped plate 20, the longitudi..- ledges of which are beveled as at 21. The plate 18 is of the usual formnow in general use and is provided with a trans verse shoulder 22against which the heel of the shoe abuts. In the application of thissuppleu'ientary foot rest, it is moved longitudinally upon the surfaceof the plate 13 in forward direction until its beveled .jcs- 21 arefrictionally engaged with the beveled faces 15 of the lugs 14. As thepressure upon the plate 18 exerted by the foot is in a forwarddirection, the supplementary foot rest will thus be securely heldagainst shifting}; movement and retained in superposed relation to themain foot rest plate 13.

in order to facilitate the polishing of the shoe, 2. wire rod 23 isprovided as a guide for the polishing cloth. This wire rod is bent toprovide the side portions 24: extending longitudinally in divergingrelation to the side faces of the block 12 in a rearward directi n. Thetransverse connecting portion 25 at the forward ends of the sideportions 24: of rod is seated in a groove or channel 26 formed in theend face of the bloclr 12. The side portions 2 lof the rot t their rearends angularly bent in an inward direction as at 27 and securely fixedin 27211:."S1ll132tl3lf3 manner in the base bloclr. The polishing clothis disposed upon the shoe in the usual manner and the ends of the clothpas ed downwardly between the sides of the block 12 and the divergingpor tions 24: of the wire rod. These ends of the cloth are tightlygrasped in the hands and pulled around the rod, being" moved alternatelvin opposite vertical directions. As the cloth is thus drawn across thesurface of the shoe, the latter is polished and by contact with thediverging portions 24 of the wire rod, the cloth also shiftslongitudinally upon the surface of the shoe and in a forward direction.Thus the frictional contact of the cloth upon the shoe surface, isevenly distributed so that a high polish may be quickly obtained.

After the device has been used, the cover 8 is swung over to its closedposition and the shoe rest and other parts on the basebloclt 12 enclosedwithin one ofthe chambers of the box or receptacle 5. It will thereforebe apparentthat in descending from a chair, the foot may be placed uponthe closed top of the box which serves as a step. It is not an uncommonoccurrence in polishing stands where the foot rests are stationary forladies skirts to be caught in the foot rest and badly torn and also withthe possibility of the wearer being tripped and severely injured. Withmy improved construction, as all of the parts are entirely out of theway and enclosed within the body of the box or stand, this could notpossibly occur.

In Figures 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings, I have disclosed a slightlymodified embodiment of the double foot rest, wherein the main foot rest28 which is fixed upon the base block, is also in the generaloutlineform of a shoe. The side edges of this main foot plate at theopposite ends thereof are beveled as at 29. The base plate 30 of thesupplementary foot rest is of wedge shaped form and is provided upon itsside edges and at its opposite ends with the inwardly inclined flanges31. In this case, the front ends of the main foot rest and of the baseplate of the supplementary foot rest are relatively wide, said platestapering to their rear ends which is the reverse of the constructionfirst referred to. The supplementary foot rest is however applied to themain foot rest in a similar manner and is moved from the rear of themain foot rest towards the front thereof until the flanges 31 come intofrictional binding engagement with the inclined or beveled faces 29ofthe foot plate 28. In either case, it'will be apparent that thesupplementary foot rest" may be very easily and quickly applied to orlCillTiVGCl from its operative position in superposed relation to themain foot rest. l t hen removed, the supplementary foot rest can beconveniently housed within one of the compartments of the box or thereceptacle. In Figure 7 of the drawings I have disclosed an embodimentof my invention as applied to the multiple type of shoe polishing standsuch as is generally seen in shoe polishing parlors. In thisconstruction, the base portion 32 of the stand is divided by a seriesofvertical partitions 33' forming a plurality of compartments which areadapted to be closedby the hinged cover member-s 3d as in the individualtype of the' stand above described. In this instance however, the covermembers when closed are supported by longitudinal cleats indicated at35, which are secured to the front and rear walls of the base portion32. Thus these cover members when closed will have their upper surfacesflush with the upper edge of the front wall of the base portion 32. Ihave shown a foot rest 36' of conventional type secured to the baseblock, carried"- by the cover member 34 which is also provided with theguide rod for the polishing cloth before referred to. It will however beunderstood that the cover member may be equipped with either of the twoforms of foot rests which I have previously described so that asupplementary foot rest can be employed. In the adaptation of myinvention to the multiple type of polishing stand, the foot rest may beapplied only to alternate cover members or to all of said cover membersas may be desired. When these cover members are all arrangedin closedposition, the base. portion 32 of the stand has a perfectly flat andunobstructed to so that persons descending from the plat o-rm 37 maystep thereon and from said base portion to the floor. necessary forladies to observe extraordinary caution in descending from the stand orto lift the skirts in order to escape the foot rests or prevent soilingby contact with the polishing paste or otherv materials.

From the foregoing description, considered in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, manner of useand severaladvantages of my improved shoe polishing stand will be clearly and fullyunderstood. The several improvements are of a simple character and maybe embodied either in the individual or multiple type of stand atrelatively small cost. By the provision of the detachable supplementaryfoot rest, the utility of such stands ismat'erially enhanced and theguide rod for the polishing cloth provides means which will enable theshoes to be speedily and satisfactorily merous alternativeconstructions.

polished.

In the preceding description and the accompanyin drawings I havedisclosed practical embo iments of the invention, which, however, maylikewise be exemplified in nu- Accordingly the invention as hereinclaimed is to be considered as inclusive of all legitimate equivalentsfor the various elements em- Accordingly, it is vnot ploy'ed as well'asother contemplated a rangements thereof, which may satisfacshoereceiving means carried by the underfaces of said doors, said doorsbeinghinged to swing alternately one over upon the other whereby to exposesuccessively the right and left shoe receiving means, saiddoorseachswinging upon a line extending forwardly from the seat occupied by thepatron.

2. In a shoe polishing stand, the combination of a platform, a baseextending in stepped relation. tothe platform and ,pro-

vided with a series of pairs of compartments therein, seats on theplatform, pairs of line substantially transverse to the platform andbase and extending outwardly from the intermediate portion of therespective seats, said doors adapted to swing the one upon another whenin open position, and shoe re ceiving means held by the underfaces ofsaid doors hinged at their adjacent edges on a doors and'adapted to beexposed for use when the doors are opened,

8. In a shoe polishing stand, the combination of a platform, seatsthereon, a base,

supports on the base. forming an unobstructive step to the stand, wedge,receiving meanson said supports, and'shoe rests also carryingco-operating wedge means 'slidable longitudinally of the foot rests intothe first wedge receivin means in a direction away from the platormtosecure the foot rests in interlocking engagement therewith, saidfoot rests adapted to be held in interlocking engagement by the thrustof the foot r v of a patronoccupying a seat.

In testimony that he claims the foregoing l as his invention he hassigned his namehereunder.

ANTHONY L; ASTE.

